UK Rail and Trains
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[Archive](https://archive.is/90GhL) > The Government is poised to approve the extension of HS2 into Euston station, despite concerns it could saddle the taxpayer with billions of pounds in extra costs. > >The move will ensure that the high-speed rail route runs into the centre of London rather than ending at Old Oak Common in the west of the capital. > > Chancellor Rachel Reeves will reportedly use her first Budget next month to approve funding for the project, which will also include a multi-billion-pound transformation of Euston. > […] > As part of any Euston expansion, the Government must also decide whether to retain Mr Sunak’s slimmed-down plans for a six-platform HS2 terminus or reinstate the original blueprint for an 11-platform layout, with a new Tube station. > > Labour has been under pressure to make a swift decision on the Euston leg after two 1,700-tonne boring machines were delivered from Germany last month. The company responsible for overseeing HS2 has warned that the machines cannot be left underground indefinitely and that drilling must begin early next year.
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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/17916515 > "The wi-fi has been hacked at 19 UK railway stations to display a message about terror attacks. > > Network Rail confirmed that the wi-fi systems at stations including London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, Birmingham New Street, Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central were affected. > > People reported logging on to the wi-fi at the stations on Wednesday and being met with a screen about terror attacks in Europe. > > A Network Rail spokesperson confirmed the wi-fi was still down and said: "We are currently dealing with a cyber-security incident affecting the public wi-fi at Network Rail’s managed stations." > > The affected stations include: > > In London, London Cannon Street, London Bridge, Charing Cross, Clapham Junction, Euston, King’s Cross, Liverpool Street, Paddington, Victoria and Waterloo > > In the South East, Reading and Guildford > > In the North West, Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street > > In the West Midlands, Birmingham New Street > > In West Yorkshire, Leeds > > In the West and South West, Bristol Temple Meads > > In Scotland, Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central > > British Transport Police was investigating, Network Rail said. > > The rail provider said it believed other organisations, not just railway stations, had also been affected..."
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Here's a small selection from [tube mapper's] growing collection of photography puns on the London Underground network.
I live in the Uk and fancied a holiday just going around Great Britain for a week by train and saw [this was an option](https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/tickets-railcards-offers/promotions/all-line-rover-7-days/). Just wondering if anyone has used it and was it worth the price vs booking each trip in advance.
Shadow Great British Railways created as legislation to end private operating contracts makes progress.
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